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I am still alive... sort of
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:16 am
by shiratoriryuuko
Yea, after the last stint with doing the author's notes and going off doing nothing, I better come back given that season 2 of Suzumiya Haruhi is likely to happen...
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:25 am
by Garstansinilliam
You'd better! **shakes fist!**
Nice to know that there's something nice on the horizon after 'disappearance'
Godspeed, man, Godspeed!
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:11 pm
by Haiyami
lol welcome back
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:49 am
by Kinny Riddle
Shira, here're a few tips I've obtained while translating, concerning how the characters address each other:
1. Kyon calls:
Haruhi - "Haruhi"
Mikuru - "Asahina-san"
Yuki - "Nagato"
Koizumi - "Koizumi"
Tsuruya - "Tsuruya-san"
2. Haruhi:
Kyon - "Kyon"
Mikuru - "Mikuru-chan"
Yuki - "Yuki"
Koizumi - "Koizumi-kun"
Tsuruya - "Tsuruya-san"
3. Mikuru:
Kyon - "Kyon-kun"
Haruhi - "Suzumiya-san"
Yuki - "Nagato-san"
Koizumi - "Koizumi-kun"
Tsuruya - "Tsuruya-san"
4. Yuki
Kyon - (never heard calling Kyon by his name, until later on......)
Haruhi - "Suzumiya Haruhi"
Mikuru - "Asahina Mikuru"
Koizumi - "Koizumi Itsuki"
Tsuruya - (never heard her addressing Tsuruya-san)
5. Koizumi
Kyon - (I don't think I've seen him addressed Kyon properly as well)
Haruhi - "Suzumiya-san"
Mikuru - "Asahina-san"
Yuki - "Nagato-san"
Tsuruya - "Tsuruya-san"
6. Tsuruya
Kyon - "Kyon-kun"
Haruhi - "Haru-nyan"
Mikuru - "Mikuru"
Yuki - "Nagato-chi"? "Yuki-chi"? (I have to watch the anime to confirm again)
Koizumi - "Koizumi-kun"
You can't get wrong with these.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:28 am
by shiratoriryuuko
that is helpful, the Tsuruya part in particular.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:30 am
by Dan
Kinny Riddle wrote:
4. Yuki
Kyon - (never heard calling Kyon by his name, until later on......)
5. Koizumi
Kyon - (I don't think I've seen him addressed Kyon properly as well)
Awww, the only one I was interested in. I was thinking I never heard Yuki say Kyon's name, maybe she wants to use his real name and not the nickname everyone else uses. As for Koizumi never saying Kyon's name, I never noticed.
Also, what are "chi" and "nyan"? A different form of "chan"? I've heard Tsuruya has a weird way of talking.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:57 pm
by SubordinateFive
"-chi" is a cute variant of "-chin", which in turn is a cute variant of "-chan". For example Tina addresses Taeko as "Tae-chin" (Ai Yori Aoshi).
Other cute variants of "-chan" are "-tan", "-chama", and "-tama", though these are used mostly by kids as far as I know, especially the last two.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:49 am
by shiratoriryuuko
Tsuruya has even odder things for imouto chan... if I am not mistaken, she calls imouto with a strange kuntu~
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:16 am
by Kinny Riddle
shiratoriryuuko wrote:Tsuruya has even odder things for imouto chan... if I am not mistaken, she calls imouto with a strange kuntu~
Well, since "Imouto" is the only person without a proper name (Kyon, while not a real name, is still a name). I would prefer to use the direct translation of "Little Sis" instead.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:15 am
by Garstansinilliam
shiratoriryuuko wrote:Tsuruya has even odder things for imouto chan... if I am not mistaken, she calls imouto with a strange kuntu~
She calls her a strange
what? 
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:21 am
by shiratoriryuuko
くんっ. Try to say that...
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:03 am
by Kinny Riddle
shiratoriryuuko wrote:くんっ. Try to say that...
It's just pronounced "kun", the small "tsu" at the end is not pronounced. It serves as a silent elongation of the sound near the end. Something like "kun~".